Besides his humourous newspaper columns, Cobb was the author
of more than 60 books and over 300 short stories.
Cobb was born at his grandfather's home on June 23, 1876 in
Paducah, Kentucky and died after a long illness in
New York City on March 10, 1944.
Cobb writing at home in New York while smoking his trademark cigar.
Cobb drinking a beer at the Lion Brewery in New York
just after Prohibition's end in 1933.
Cobb presents to Shirley Temple a special Oscar statue in recognition
for her contribution to screen entertainment at the 1935 Academy Awards.
Cobb was asked to host the 7th Academy Awards which
were held at the Biltmore Hotel in Hollywood.
More of Cobb's Hollywood roots. In this picture, Cobb is with the
Hollywood actor W.C. Fields during the mid-1930s.
The woman in the middle is Fields' daughter, Barbara.